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EDF extends UK nuclear outages
EDF Energy has announced further extensions to the outages of four nuclear reactors in the UK.
read more... 21/02/2024
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Clock ticking as EU tries to unblock energy taxation directive
The French electricity sector fears that the revision of the EU’s energy taxation directive will fail before the June European elections, despite a last push by the Belgian EU presidency, which is seeking to break the deadlock in the Council of the EU.
read more... 20/02/2024
Germany to earmark 4 bln euros for industry decarbonisation subsidies
The German government will earmark some 4 billion euros ($4.31 billion) for subsidies to support energy-intensive firms switching to green production, a government source told Reuters on Friday.
read more... 19/02/2024
EU Commission urges France to raise renewables target to ‘at least 44%’
The EU’s energy commissioner, Kadri Simson, has urged France to raise its renewable energy target to “at least 44%” by 2030, warning it would consider taking “steps” at EU level in case of persistent shortcomings.
read more... 16/02/2024
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Italy awaits EU clearance on $5.2 bln tariff to cover gas storage costs
Italy's energy authority is awaiting clarity from the European Union on whether a planned tariff to cover costs of gas storage filling, potentially worth 4.8 billion euros ($5.18 billion), is in compliance with the single market rules, two sources said on Thursday.
read more... 16/02/2024